Lucknow, March 6 (IANS) Sarus Crane, the tallest flying birds belonging predominantly to the Gangetic plains, who have lately been facing survival threats, are part of an elaborate plan by the Uttar Pradesh government for their conservation as well as preservation of their natural habitats.The Yogi Adityanath government has laid out a detailed roadmap to establish a “Sarus Circuit” to promote the conservation of Sarus crane, the state bird of Uttar Pradesh and to boost eco-tourism.It will be dev…
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New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Vice Chairman N. Saravana Kumar has highlighted the importance of land management and urban governance in protecting cities from natural disaster like floods. Speaking at an event organised at the Authority’s Yamuna Biodiversity Park (YBP) to celebrate World Wetlands Day on Monday, Saravana Kumar emphasised the DDA’s role in removing encroachments from the Yamuna floodplains and developing Baansera and Asita Parks.The event, organised at …
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav announced the addition of two new wetlands, one each in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, to India’s Ramsar network, ahead of World Wetlands Day on February 2, an official said on Saturday. The Minister informed that the newly-recognised Patna Bird Sanctuary in Etah district of Uttar Pradesh and Chhari-Dhand in Kutch district of Gujarat provide habitat to hundreds of migratory and resident bird species….